Legal Opinion

Davis v. Carl Cannon Chevrolet-Olds, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided July 26, 1999No. 98-6567Published

1Opinion of the Court

Geneva DAVIS, Michael H. Roberts, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CARL CANNON CHEVROLET-OLDS, INC; General Motors Acceptance Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 98-6567. United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. July 26, 1999. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. (No. CV97-P-2889-J), Sam Pointer, Jr., Chief Judge. Before COX, Circuit Judge, FAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and NANGLE*, Senior District Judge. COX, Circuit Judge: The question this appeal poses is whether, in a class action, a potential attorneys' fee awarded out of a common…

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